Chris Christian

Chris Christian is one of the key person in Contemporary Christian Music Field, well-known as the producer for early works of Amy Grant, B.J. Thomas and White Heart. Nevertheless, Chris is one of the good singer/song writers. Texas born Chris started his music career in 1974 in Nashville, played banjo for Opryland Dixieland Band. Then, he was recruited by Michael Lloyd and Daryl Cotton to form the new trio, replacing Steve Kipner who formed a new group, Skyband with Lane Caudell and Peter Beckett. The trio, Cotton, Lloyd & Christian debut album was released in 1975.
Speaking of his solo career, his self-titled first solo record was released on Myrrh Records, an established Contemporary Christian Music record company in 1976, another two solo albums on Myrrh followed in late 1970’s.
In 1981, Christian launched his own label Home Sweet Home Records. On that label he signed and produced albums for White Heart, Steve Archer, Mark Heard, Dan Peek, B.J. Thomas, Eric Champion, Rick Riso, Luke Garrett, Marilyn McCoo and others.
In the meantime, As the first artist, Christian signed to Boardwalk Records, and released the second self-titled solo album in 1981. It should be noted that seven of ten songs were co-written with J.C.Crowley of the Player, and that many talented musicians including Christopher Cross, Michael Landau, Tommy Funderburk and Bill Champlin supported to complete the album. "I Want You, I Need You," peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1981 and reached the No. 8 on Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart.

The album had not been reissued on CD until 8 April 2008 when Cool Sound Inc., Japan started their business. This was the very first release of Cool Sound as the CD serial shown and includes five bonus tracks as listed below.

Release: 1981
Label: The Boardwalk Entertainment Co , USA (NBI 33240)

Tracks:
1. Don't Give Up On Us
2. I Want You, I Need You
3. Love's Not One To Forget
4. The Last Good-Bye
5. Ain't Nothin' Like The Real Thing You're All I Need To Get By
6. Make It Last
7. Houston
8. I Don't Believe You
9. What Can There Be
10. Whatever It Is

Bonus track(s) added to the reissued CD version(s):
1998 COOL SOUND Inc. Japan / Home Sweet Home Records, USA (COOL 001 released on 8 April, 1998)

11. Deja Vous (Bonus Track previously unreleased)
12. Walnut Hill (Bonus Track previously unreleased)
13. Only Wanna Be With You (Bonus Track from the album "Sketches" (1990))
14. Day Like Today (Bonus Track from the album "Sketches" (1990))
15. Santa Barbara (Bonus Track from the album "Sketches" (1990))

2020 Retroactive Records, USA (RRCD1555 released on 16 November, 2020)
11. Walnut Hill
12. Only Wanna Be With You ( from the album "Sketches" (1990))
13. Day Like Today (from the album "Sketches" (1990))
14. Deja Vu
15. Justice In Love
16. Last Goodbye (new unreleased version)
17. Chemistry

Producer: Bob Gaudio

Chris Christian : Vocals, Keyboards, Percussion, Tambourine

- Musicians -
Drums: Carlos Vega, Nigel Olsson
Bass: Dennis Belfield, David Hungate
Keyboards: Michael Boddicker, Greg Mathieson, Bob Gaudio
Guitar: Paul Jackson Jr., Michael Landau , Christopher Cross
Percussion: Paulinho da Costa
Sax: Tom Scott
Duet Vocals: Cheryl Ladd (track 2), Amy Holland (track 5)
Background Vocals: Tommy Funderburk, Bill Champlin, Tom Kelly, Frankie Valli

- Musicians (for 5 bonus tracks) -
Guitar: Dan Huff
Keyboards: David Martin, Phil Naish, Robbie Buchanan
Bass: David Hungate
Drums: David Huff

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